South Pottawatomie Progress. (Asher, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 28, 1911 Page: 1 of 8
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South Pottawatomie Progress
ASHErT POTT a W AT<) Mil: OOUNTY, OKLA., THURSDAY, SEPT., 28, 1911.
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NO. 27
JUST TWENTY YEARS AGO.
(Contributed.)
Perhaps a great number of
Progress readers will recall the
fact that twenty years ago today,
September 22nd, at noon, the
signal was given which opened
to settlement what is known as
Pbttawatomie County, Oklahoma.
In the year 1872, by the terms
. of a treaty with the Creek Indi-
f>»vtns,our government had acquired
title to the lauds which now com-
prise this magnificent county.
Immediately afterwards the gov-
ernment proceeded to locate upon
these lands what is known as
“The Citizen Band of Pottawa-
tomies” and the “Absentee Band
of Shawnees.”
Thus matters stood until Sep
tember 22nd, 1891, when by trea-
ties and purchase, the govern-
ment, having secured further
title to the surplus lands of the
said Indians, by proclamation of
President Harrison declared said
surplus lands open to homestead
entry under the wise and beneti-
cent homestead laws of the Unit-
ed States.
With the possible exception of
the opening of the “Cherokee
Strip,” which occurred on Sep-
tember 10, 1890, no such scene
was ever witnessed in our coun-
try’s history. ’Tis sad to think
that but few of those who took
part in that never-to-be-forgotten
“run” remain to tell the story.
When the first settlers, hardy
pioneers of the west, crossed the
historic Canadian' at Johnson’s
Crossing, Cook’s Crossing and
Young’s Crossing to find new
homes in what was then the wild-
erness of South Pottaw;
county, what did they find? At
night, by their lonely campfires,
surrounded by their loved ones,
the yelp of the coyote, the freaks
of the frenzied fawn in its fright
and the noisy demonstrations of
the haughty gobbler, were the
only sounds which disturbed the
solemn quietude of nature’s
mighty silence.
But twenty years brings won-
derful changes. Today we see a
county of over 40,000 persons
with an assessed valuation of
nearly $20,000,000. A happy,
prosperous people. Where then
grew forests of native timber and
valleys of waving grass, we now
f jirnl fields of alfalfa, corn and cot-
ton. Where then the wild anim-
als roamed at large we now have
thundering sounds from the
throats of the mighty engines of
commerce as they sing their daily
song of prosperity and forever
condemn the “knocker” of our
country.
But, as we, who have been
through those trying times, view
in a retrospective mood the
mighty signs of progress of the
past twenty years, we bow our
heiufls in thankfulness and ask the
unanswerable question What
has the next twenty years in
store for South Pottawatomie
County?”
The Local Cotton Market.
The cold rains of last week
caused cotton pickers to stop
work for a few days, but the lat-
ter part of the week everybody
was busy again. Saturday tin*
streets of Asher were tilled with
wagons loaded with cotton. The
price was olf during the week to
about 10 1-4, but revived Satur-
day reaching as high as 10 3-4.
Considerable cotton is being held
in hopes of better prices later on.
Prices, however, are not likely
to go high enough to compensate
for the shortage of this season’s
crop.
M. E. Revival Meetings.
Rev. W. P. Campbell, pastor of
the M. E. church, is holding a
series of revival meetings in the
grove at the church house in
Asher. Much interest is mani
fested and the meetings are at
tended by crowds that exceed
the seating capacity of the tent.
Rev. Campbell is an interesting
speaker and is making many-new
converts. Prayer meetings are
being held at request of the pas-
tor in various places throughout
the town, in residences,churches,
and in one instance, in a black-
smith shop. Unquestionably Rev.
Campbell is making strenous el
"orts for the salvation of souis.
May unbounded success attend
his efforts.
Murder Suspects Arrested
Paul Hayes, charged with com
plicity in the robbing of a number
of salt's inOklahoma City, and with
having information regarding
the combinations to many others,
was taken to Tecumseh, in Pott,
county, to fact a charge of compli-
city in the murderof A. C. Arnett,
formerly city marshal of Mc-
Cloud. Harry White of Okla-
homa City is held on the same
charge.
- Arnett was killed last March
when an attempt was made to rob
the McLoud bank. The robbers
all escaped at the time, but otti
cers working on the case are said
to have a strong case against the
two men now under arrest.
Hayes was an employe of the
Mosler Safe company at the time
of his arrest, charged with com-
plicity in the local safe l'obberies.
The Harry White above referr-
ed to is said to have recently
moved to Wanette, where his
arrest took place.
Asher Business Men Get Busy
With the Road to the Ford.
Asher business men have sent
teams and men to work on the
road leading from Asher to the
Ford at the river. The road will
be repaired and put in shape so
our neighbors across the river
can bring their cotton here. We
hope to see many wagons from
the south side of the river on our
streets now that our citizens have
shown they want and appreciate
that trade.
Cigarette Fight on in Shawnee.
Two men have been arrested in
Shawnee for selling cigarette
papers. They pleaded guilty
and were lined $25 and costs.
An effort will be made to stop
the sale of the “makings”
throughout the county.
Bales Cotton Ginned.
The number of bales of cotton
ginned here this year up to last
Monday noon, Sept. 25, is much
below the average, but still it
makes a creditable showing when
the crop condition is taken into
consideration. The ChoctawCot
ton Oil Gin reports 105 bales, the
Tecumseh Cotton Gin 179 bales,
Avoca Gin 127 bales. Total 471
bales. This does not represent
anything like all the cotton raised
in this vicinity for considerable
of it goes to other points to be
ginned.'- Picking is only just
fairly begun, and the dailyaver
Should be much
greater later in the season.
Tribbey Cotton Weighers Fight.
Two cotton weighers, Garden-
shire and Jacobs, recently at-
tempted to settle their contro-
versy out of court by a mixup.
Rocks flew thick and fast for a
time until they came to a clinch
and Jacobs got his opponent
down. Then bystanders stepped
in and separated the combatants.
The life of a cotton weigher seems
to be as strenuous as that of a
newspaper man.
FARMERS, JOIN THE
COMMERCIAL CLUB
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SALE
To make room for a line of LADIES’
TAILOR-MADE GARMENTS at
Watson’s
We are selling out our line of
Gents’ Clothing
At Actual Cost
Remember, Watson tells the Truth
Always.
I cordially invite everyone inter
ested *to come and let us reason
together.
Du. W. S. Martin,
Pres. Asher Commercial Club.
WEIGHING LAW CASE.
Wanette Citizen Recently Ar-
rested is Ordered Released.
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Put it in our Rank. Bank with
the Bank you can Bank on.
Canadian Valley Bank. When
you work hard for your money
don’t fool it away. Make it
work hard for you. It will if you put it
in a good bank. That's our business.
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The Asher Commercial Club
has repeatedly asked the co-oper-
ation of our farmer friends. The
atch string is still out and you
are invited to attend any of the
meetings whether you are a
member or not.
The objects of the club are not
confined to the promotion of Ash
or, but to all the surrounding
country tributary to Asher; and
farmer members are always a de-
sirable acquisition. There are a
few farmer members of the club,
but a larger membership of farm-
ers is desired.
Inasmuch as it has come to
pne that some of the farmers in
thi' neighborhood of Asher think
that the commercial club of Ash-
er, of which I am president, is an
organization for the boosting of
Asher and Asher alone, I think
it right in order to correct this
false idea to offer a few words of
explanation.
This club was organized for the
purpose of bringing the interests
of the farmers and the people of
Asher together that we might
meet and discuss questions of in-
terest to both. We, as fair mind-
ed citizens of Asher or neighbor-
hood, ought to be able to see that
interests of the one are the inter-
ests of the other. Among these
interests of which we are jointly
concerned may be mentioned:
Our schools, roads, markets for
farm products, and a more
friendly and cordial relation be
tween the citizens of town and
country.
Our meetings, on the 1st and
3rd Monday night in each month,
at the Rawling’s real estate office.
Holding that there was no law
whereby an independent weigh-
ing yard could not be established,
Judge George Abernathy handed
down a decision which released
T. L. Billett of Wanette, arrested
on the charge of violating the
county weighing law.
It was a test case, the first ever
tried in the State. Billett was
arrested on the warrant sworn
to by E. C. Griffith, County
Weigher.
When his case was called and
continued fifty Wanette citizens,
eager to sign his bond, qualified
for a quarter of a million dollars.
May Die from Horse’s Kick.
Patching a horse by the tail
may cost Toby Switzer, an 11
year-old Shawnee boy, his life
He was kicked in the stomach by
the horse. The youth’s father
sent him to the field to catch a
horse telling him to take along a
halter and lead the animal home.
The lad being in a hurry did not
take the time to get a halter and
started for the field. He went
up behind the horse and grabbed
it by the tail, and instantly it
kicked him with both feet. The
boy was found a short time after-
wards in the field in an uncon-
scious condition.
VOTING CONTEST
All votes
every week,
held back.
must be reported
No votes may be
Voting in Contest Stands:
Mrs. Crawford
Mrs. I L Mr Daniels
Walter Campbell
.1 H Sullivan
Pearl Lowden
20.700
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4,71)0
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Bring your votes in on Monday
of each week.
Notice to Voters in Range Contest.
After October 1st no more votes
will be counted on advertise
ments. Subscriptions only will
be counted for the balance of the
contest.
We are obliged to withdraw the
privilege of votes on advertising
because our country subscribers
are handicapped by the candi-
dates living here in town where
they have more opportunity to
pick up advertiser’s votes. We
want everyone to have an equal
chance to win the premium.
Public Sales.
Warm weather continues and
cotton bolls are opening.
1 will cry public sales for any
one desiring my services, I have
bad much exj>eriencc as auction
eer, and feel certain 1 can con
duct your sales to your satisfac
tion. Terms reasonable. Will
be in Asher every Saturday ('veil-
ing.
For Asher street sales bring
your goods in Saturday mornings
J. A. HILL,
23-tf Asher, Okla.
Money Advanced on Cotton.
The Canadian Valley Bank is
prepared to advance money on
cotton to those who desire to hold
their crop.
! Abstracts, Farm and City Loans
Our abstract books are up-to-date. Low rate of interest on
loans, no red tape. Interest payment in my office.
H. B. SEARS
SHAWNEE, 119 N. Broadway, OKLAHOMA
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Putnam, Henrietta. R. South Pottawatomie Progress. (Asher, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 28, 1911, newspaper, September 28, 1911; Asher, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc858845/m1/1/: accessed May 7, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.